Edgerton Highway

Edgerton Highway
	Edgerton Highway highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by Alaska DOT&PF
Length	34 mi (54 km)
Major junctions
West end	AK-4 (Mile 82.5 Richardson Highway) south of Copper Center
East end	AK-10 McCarthy Road in Chitina
Highway system
	Alaska Routes; Interstate; U.S.; Scenic Byways;

The Edgerton Highway is a minor highway in the U.S. state of Alaska that extends 33 miles (53 km) from the Richardson Highway near Copper Center to the town of Chitina. The McCarthy Road, within the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, is a 58-mile (93 km) extension from Chitina to McCarthy.[1]

The Edgerton Highway at about mile 4 (km 6). The northern/western end of the highway, between the Richardson Highway and Old Edgerton Highway intersections, is mostly a long, straight stretch. This is unusual for Alaska, where highways typically follow a meandering route.

The Edgerton Highway, named for U.S. Army Major General Glen Edgar Edgerton, a member of the Alaska Road Commission, follows an old pack trail along the Copper River, and is paved. The popular dip-net salmon fishery in Chitina causes the highway to be fairly heavily used in summer. It is part of Alaska Route 10.

Route description

The Edgerton Highway begins at its junction with the Richardson Highway at Pippin Lake in the rural community of Kenny Lake. The highway travels east-northeast through rural Kenny Lake before reaching an intersection with the Old Edgerton Highway and turning southeast.[2] The highway continues through several miles of forest along the Copper River, crossing several small affluents.[2] The roadway passes the Chitina Airport, ending at its junction with the McCarthy Road after passing through the very small town of Chitina.[2]

Recreation site

Liberty Falls

Liberty Falls State Recreation Site is located at mile 23 of the highway. It is one of the smaller units of the Alaska State Parks system, at only 10 acres (4.0 ha).[3] The site features a small campground and picnic area and, as the name suggests, a close-up view of a waterfall and the canyon created by Liberty Creek as it runs down to the Copper River.[4]

Major junctions

The entire route is in Valdez-Cordova Borough.

Location	mi[5]	km	Destinations	Notes
Kenny Lake	0.000	0.000	AK-4 (Richardson Highway)	Western terminus
Kenny Lake	7.252	11.671	Old Edgerton Highway
Chitina	33.320	53.623	Copper River Spur
Chitina	34.970	56.279	McCarthy Road	Eastern terminus. Highway continues east as McCarthy Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

"Edgerton Highway (AK 10) & Chitina." alaskajourney.com. Accessed 23 March 2012.
Google (May 31, 2012). "Map of Edgerton Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
Liberty Falls SRS Alaska Department of Natural Resources
The Milepost, 2018 edition, page 450,ISBN 9781892154378
Birkholz, Ethan (2010). Annual Traffic Volume Report (PDF) (Report) (2008-2009-2010 ed.). Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. Route Number 210000. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 17, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2012.

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[1] "Edgerton Highway (AK 10) & Chitina." alaskajourney.com. Accessed 23 March 2012.

[googlemaps-2] Google (May 31, 2012). "Map of Edgerton Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 31, 2012.

[3] Liberty Falls SRS Alaska Department of Natural Resources

[4] The Milepost, 2018 edition, page 450,ISBN 9781892154378

[Traffic_Report-5] Birkholz, Ethan (2010). Annual Traffic Volume Report (PDF) (Report) (2008-2009-2010 ed.). Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. Route Number 210000. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 17, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2012.